# Incident 20210210001609I: Raymond S Atkinson GLASTAR, Challis, ID, February 10, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2021, 09:00 local time
- Place: Challis, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5058° N, 114.2283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Challis, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5058&lon=-114.2283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N487PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N487PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raymond S Atkinson GLASTAR (registry code 05634ZL, https://openairdocs.org/model/raymond-s-atkinson-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320-B1A (registry code 41907, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYMOND S ATKINSON GLASTAR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320-B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210210001609I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LANDED AT U72, A GRASS STRIP IN CENTRAL IDAHO.  AS HE WAS TAXIING, HE HEARD A SNAP AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT INTO A SNOW BANK.  UPON INSPECTION, THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE TAIL WHEEL SPRING IN PLACE HAD BROKEN.  THE PROP WAS DAMAGED BY THE SNOW BANK.

## Other reports on N487PA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230801012669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230801012669I), Aug 1, 2023: Raymond S Atkinson GLASTAR (N487PA), Middleton, ID, Minor damage. The pilot in command departed nampa, Idaho (kman) for emmett, Idaho with one passenger. Midway through the flight he reported the engine began to lose power…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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